• A 2009 GMC pickup was parked along West Main Street about 50 feet from South Otsego Avenue around noon Oct. 9 when it was struck by an unknown vehicle.

Reports state the mirror on the parked pickup was struck by the other vehicle.

The pickup sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Rear-end crash

at stoplight

• Justine Gorman, 43, Gaylord, was traveling eastbound on West Main Street about 30 feet west of Dickerson Road around 12:55 p.m. Oct. 10 when the 2000 Ford she was driving was struck by a 2007 Buick driven by Dewaine Teal Jr., 25, Gaylord.

According to reports, both vehicles were stopped at the stoplight. Because a problem with a dog traveling with him, Teal’s foot slipped off the brake and his vehicle struck Gorman’s vehicle.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Read-end crash

after vehicle

stops for pedestrian

• James Baker, 49, Gaylord, was turning northbound onto North Otsego Avenue from East Main Street around 5:15 p.m. Oct. 12 when his 2001 Chevy pickup was struck by a 2004 Suzuki driven by Ashley Morris, 17, Elmira.

According to reports, Baker was making his turn when he stopped for a pedestrian in the crosswalk. Morris was unable to stop and rear-ended Baker’s vehicle.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Otsego County

Sheriff’s Dept.

Car-deer accident

in Chester Twp.

• Ann Frayer-Berry, 48, Gaylord, was traveling westbound on Wilkinson Road about one mile west of Turtle Lake Road in Chester Township around 8:30 a.m. Oct. 9 when her 2003 GMC Envoy struck a deer in the roadway.

According to reports, the white-tailed doe ran from the south out into the path of Frayer-Berry’s vehicle and she could not avoid the animal.

Her vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Vehicle strikesdeer on M-32

• Dennis Stark, 62, Erie, was traveling eastbound on M-32 about a mile west of Chester Road in Bagley Township around 8:04 p.m. Oct. 12 when his 1997 GMC Sierra struck a deer in the roadway.

According to reports, a highway kill tag was issued to the driver.

The vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

State Police

Gaylord Post

Black ice causes

car to strike

guardrail on I-75

• Audrey Slaven, 56, Gaylord, was traveling southbound on I-75 about 100 feet south of Charles Brink Road in Bagley Township around 4:05 a.m. Oct. 12 when she lost control of her 2005 Jeep Liberty and struck a guardrail.

According to reports, there was black ice on the roadway, causing Slaven’s vehicle to spin out and strike the guardrail.

The vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Vehicle flips over

guardrail on I-75

• Aaron Ervin, 28, Standish, was traveling southbound on I-75 about 500 feet south of M-32 in Bagley Township around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 when he lost control of his 1996 Chevy pickup.

According to reports, it was raining and the road was icy as Ervin was driving down the expressway.

His vehicle spun out and struck a guardrail, causing it to overturn over the guardrail. The vehicle landed in the ditch where it came to rest on its wheels.

The vehicle sustained significant damage. No injuries were reported. Ervin was cited for speed too fast.

— Compiled by Kurt J. Kolka

Lug nut shatters

windshield

• Philip Salb, 58, St. Charles, Ill., was traveling westbound on Mancelona Road about a mile east of Minnetonka Trail in Hayes Township around 3:15 p.m. Oct. 14 when the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe he was driving was struck by a lug nut from a passing vehicle.

Reports state the second vehicle, a 2002 Dodge Ram, driven by Blake Ketelhut, 18, Lake Orion, was hauling a trailer eastbound on Mancelona Road. A lug nut came off the trailer and shattered Salb’s windshield.

An ambulance was called to the scene, but no one was transported to a hospital.

Salb’s vehicle sustained minor damage. No citations were issued.

Rollover on

Old Alba Road

• Mary Watson, 65, Gaylord, was traveling westbound on Old Alba Road about 800 feet east of Hayes Tower Road in Hayes Township around 6:10 p.m. Oct. 10 when she lost control of the 2005 Dodge Durango she was driving and it overturned.

According to reports, Watson lost control due to snow/ice buildup on the road. Her vehicle ran off the roadway to the right, struck the ditch and rolled over.

No injuries were reported. Her vehicle sustained significant damage. She was cited for driving too fast.